Nintendo Orders Cease And Desist Of Online Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament

For the first time in seven years, Nintendo moves in to have an online tournament cancelled for use of their intellectual property. The Big House has been the longest running major Smash Bros tournament in the United States since 2011, hosting Super Smash Bros. Melee. Due to a worldwide pandemic putting an indefinite hiatus on live events and large gatherings, The Big House planned to host their tournament december 4th through the 6th with the use of emulated copies of the 2001 release and utilizing Project Slippi, a custom version of the Dolphin emulator that allows rollback netcode and integrated online matchmaking.

Nintendo issued a statement to Polygon, citing tournament organizers refused to cooperate and that they had "no choice" but to protect their property.

"Nintendo appreciates the love and dedication the fighting game community has for the Super Smash Bros. series. We have partnered with numerous Super Smash Bros. tournaments in the past and have hosted our own online and offline tournaments for the game, and we plan to continue that support in the future. Unfortunately, the upcoming Big House tournament announced plans to host an online tournament for Super Smash Bros. Melee that requires use of illegally copied versions of the game in conjunction with a mod called “Slippi” during their online event. Nintendo therefore contacted the tournament organizers to ask them to stop. They refused, leaving Nintendo no choice but to step in to protect its intellectual property and brands. Nintendo cannot condone or allow piracy of its intellectual property."

The Big House issued their own statement in response:

"The Big House is heartbroken to share we've received a cease and desist from Nintendo of America, Inc. to cancel our upcoming online event. We were informed we do not have permission to host or broadcast the event, primarily due to the usage of Slippi. Sadly, all our competitions are affected."

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